Chapter 32

• My body trembled as Lucian's words began to sink in.
• “H-how?” I stammered, my eyes silently pleading for him to explain further.
• He smirked before continuing. “Twenty years ago, back when the old Lord Protector of Kessler was still alive, Hadrian lived the life of a young master. Women adored him; many belonged to him. He could’ve practically bathed in the blood of those he marked. But everything changed when he fell in love with one woman and started dismissing the others.”